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A recent study published in the journal Language Learning explores how bilingual individuals perceive colors differently based on the language they use at the moment. Researchers discovered that bilinguals who speak both Lithuanian and Norwegian perceive shades of blue differently depending on which language they are using. Lithuanian has two distinct words for blue whereas Norwegian has only one word to describe all shades of blue. The study found that when bilingual participants engaged in a color discrimination task while using Lithuanian, they were quicker to differentiate between light an…

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